What are the consequences of serious violations of Wish Store? What are the impacts of violations?

If domestic sellers open a store on Wish, they also need to abide by the platform's rules. The products on the shelves must be within the scope of the products allowed to be sold on the platform, otherwise it will be considered a violation. What are the consequences of serious violations of Wish stores?

Wish generally imposes heavy penalties on merchants who violate the rules. Depending on the severity of the violation, account access may be restricted, products may no longer be allowed to be sold, payments may be held for three months, and 100% of refunds may be borne. If Wish policies are seriously violated, sales may be permanently withheld.

What are the rules for infringement?

1. The personal information and corporate information provided by Wish merchants when registering must be true and accurate. Moreover, an entity can only have one store account on the platform. If an individual or company applies for multiple accounts, it may be suspended.

2. Wish requires that the products be authentic and strictly prohibits the listing of banned products. In the product list stage, the product information uploaded by the merchant must be true and accurate. If it is inaccurate, the product may be removed.

3. Merchants must not infringe on the intellectual property of others when listing products. They must obtain official authorization from the brand before selling branded products. They cannot sell service or electronic products. Illegal products such as alcohol, tobacco, drugs, ivory products, and pornographic books are not allowed to be sold. Products that involve racial, religious, or gender discrimination are prohibited from sale.

4. The store cannot have multiple identical products listed.

5. Merchants cannot guide buyers to leave the Wish platform.

6. Wish merchants are not allowed to increase the prices and shipping costs of promotional products on their own, nor can they reduce the inventory of promotional items on their own. They must ensure that the price and inventory information is true and reliable.

What are the impacts of a violation?

1. Access to the store will be restricted, reducing store traffic.

2. The product cannot be put on the shelf again and can only be deleted.

3. The payment amount incurred by the store will be retained for three months

4. If there are serious violations, the store’s sales will be permanently withheld by the platform.

5. The store needs to bear all refunds from buyers.

In general, if a wish store violates the rules seriously, it will face fines, restricted access, store closure and other penalties. Therefore, sellers must be familiar with the rules of the wish platform to avoid violations.